WWD articles from July 2004

WWD archives from July 2004

BUTTERFLY STROKE.(Giorgio Armani cruise wear.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- Giorgio Armani, a master of beading and embroidery, is continuing to embellish for cruise. Borrowing from couture techniques, the designer is creating delicate motifs on everything from day jackets to wispy dresses -- and it all...

BARNEYS UP FOR GRABS: STORE HIRES ADVISER FOR POSSIBLE SALE.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Vicki M. Young NEW YORK -- Barneys New York Inc., at the top of its game, is now up for sale. The high-end firm with flagships on Madison Avenue and in Beverly Hills and Chicago said it hired Peter J. Solomon Co. and Morgan...

IN BRIEF: NEW HIRE AT LORO PIANA...K2 DEAL MONEY...TOO MOVE.
July 1, 2004... NEW HIRE AT LORO PIANA: Carolee Yuvienco has been named director of women's sales for Loro Piana U.S.A. She succeeds Michele Mascarenhas, who left the firm in January. Most recently, Yuvienco was director of women's sales at Hugo Boss and has...

CORRECTIONS.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2004... Movado, which opened in November 2001, is located at 138 Spring Street. This information was incorrect in a story on page 4, June 21. The Timberland Co. aims to use organic cotton for 5 percent of all the cotton it consumes by 2005,...

PARIS SCENE.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Chantal Goupil, Emilie Marsh, Robert Murphy, Brid Costello, Miles Socha STORE FRONT Paris stores have been sprucing up for summer. Azzaro, experiencing a renaissance under designer Vanessa Seward, has overhauled its Paris...

IN THE SWING.(Cruise collections.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... NEW YORK -- These days, some designers think of cruise collections as pre-spring, or even pre-fall, essentially a sneak peek at what's to come. Giorgio Armani, for example, takes a pre-fall approach, with feminine pieces that lend themselves...

WARNACO EYEING OCEAN PACIFIC.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Vicki M. Young, With contributions from Marcy Medina, Los Angeles NEW YORK -- The Warnaco Group Inc. is on the prowl for acquisitions and is eyeing a handful of firms, including Ocean Pacific and Apparel Ventures. Warnaco...

FASHION SCOOPS: DUCK FEAT...OUT OF THE SHADOWS...FASHION SHORT.
July 1, 2004... DUCK FEAT: Karl Lagerfeld's new designs for H&M won't hit stores until November, but he's already selling stacks of T-shirts elsewhere -- at Disneyland Paris, of all places. To help the theme park celebrate Donald Duck's 75th birthday,...

URGE TO MERGE.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Melanie Kletter, With contributions from Jeanine Poggi NEW YORK -- Dick's Sporting Goods' purchase last week of Galyan's Trading Corp. is the latest in a recent series of consolidations in the highly fragmented sporting goods...

SIDELINES: SURF'S UP.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Sports have long inspired artists, and now a Manhattan exhibit is celebrating the culture of surfing. Called "Surf Culture -- The Art History of Surf," the exhibit will be on view at the Milk Gallery at 450 West 15th Street July 7-28, and...

C. RONSON'S GIRLY ESCAPE.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Julie Greenberg NEW YORK -- Charlotte Ronson is stepping up her game with the opening of her new store. Ronson, who runs contemporary brand C. Ronson, has expanded her business in the last year. Now a more than $1.5 million...

TKO SETS SIGHTS ON HIP-HOP BUY.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Julee Greenberg NEW YORK -- Hip-hop may be the next frontier for TKO Apparel, the $200 million Miami-based private label manufacturer of women's and men's pants for brands such as Levi's, Wrangler, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis and...

RABBIT REDUX.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Byline: Julee Greenberg Playboy's signature bunny ears are getting some major play these days. The magazine's licensed apparel line will feature a new detail for fall: It's adopting the brand's signature bunny ears as back-pocket...

ISAACS RETURNS TO BLACK.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Byline: Scott Malone Showing the payoff from its changes in ownership, restructuring and management shifts of the last few years, I.C. Isaacs & Co., which produces Marithe & Francois Girbaud Jeans, returned to profitability in the first...

COKE ADDS CLOTHES.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Byline: Julie Greenberg Coca-Cola is getting fashion-conscious. The company will launch a collection of Coca-Cola branded apparel for the fall season at retail. Available for women and men, the denim-driven collection includes jeans,...

VF TAPS MURRAY, GANNAWAY.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Scott Malone VF Corp. on Wednesday closed on its $396 million acquisition of Vans Inc., a maker of skateboarding-oriented footwear and apparel. The Greensboro, N.C.-based apparel giant named Vans vet Steve Murray to the post of...

THE WWD LIST: LATINO LOGISTICS; U.S. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF HISPANIC RESIDENTS.
July 1, 2004... Estimated at 42.5 million, Hispanics are the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., representing 14 percent of the population. By 2010, their numbers should reach 52 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The annual...

SEARS ACQUIRES 54 KMART SITES FOR $620M.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Vicki M. Young NEW YORK -- Sears, Roebuck & Co. is building its store base with the acquisition of 54 Kmart locations in a deal worth $620 million that also includes leasehold interests in seven stores from Wal-Mart. Sears...

AESOP BUILDING ASIAN PRESENCE.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Stephanie Epiro MELBOURNE -- Australian skin and body care company Aesop has unleashed plans to expand in the Asian market. In December, Aesop opened a store in downtown Taipei, Taiwan, and has another unit planned for Taipei...

RISE IN INTEREST RATES COULD AFFECT SPENDING.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Jeanine Poggi, With contributions from Joanna Ramey, Washington NEW YORK -- The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee followed through on expectations Wednesday and raised short-term interest rates a quarter point to 1.25...

WET SEAL FUNDED $27.2M.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Byline: Vicki M. Young, Carrie Melago NEW YORK -- Wet Seal's financial advisers believe an influx of $27.2 million from the private placement of equity securities will hasten a turnaround for the trendy but troubled clothing company. ...

COACH TO EXPAND IN JAPAN.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Emily Holt NEW YORK -- Coach, the $1.3 billion accessories company, is aggressively expanding its presence in Japan. Coach Japan Inc. will open three flagships in the next six months in Sapporo, Osaka and Sendai. Within the...

SHORT SUBJECT.(Brief Article)
July 2, 2004... NEW YORK -- In keeping with his minimalist approach to fashion, Narcisco Rodriguez has created a resort line that's easy and relaxed, simplicity at its best. This tight, well-executed collection has mix-and-match pieces with a certain...

ANOTHER COUTURE CRISIS: AS SOME HOUSES QUIT, OTHERS KEEP THE FAITH.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Miles Socha, With contributions from Robert Murphy PARIS -- Crisis? What crisis? Putting a brave face on the shrinking couture brethren, Christian Dior and Chanel are leading the charge of French houses that vow to soldier on...

GUESSING GAME BEGINS OVER BIDDERS FOR BARNEYS.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Vicki M. Young, With contributions from David Moin, Samantha Conti, London NEW YORK -- Let the bidding for Barneys New York begin, now that investment bankers are pulling together the prospectus. Whoever ends up with the...

IN BRIEF: CALVIN IN COLUMBUS CIRCLE...TRUCKS BACK ON TRACK...HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE.
July 2, 2004... CALVIN IN COLUMBUS CIRCLE: The second Calvin Klein Underwear store will open in New York on Saturday in The Shops at Columbus Circle. Located on the ground level of the Time Warner Center at 10 Columbus Circle, the 950-square-foot store will...

LUXOTTICA RECOMMENDS GUERRA AS CEO.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Alessandra Ilari MILAN -- Luxottica Group, the Italian eyewear manufacturer, has proposed Andrea Guerra as its new chief executive officer. The appointment will be voted on July 27 when Luxottica's board of directors meets to...

SEVENTH ON SIXTH SETS BRYANT PARK VENUES.(Brief Article)
July 2, 2004... Byline: Eric Wilson NEW YORK -- Seventh on Sixth has set its pricing and venue plans for the spring edition of Olympus Fashion Week, which will be staged in New York Sept. 8-15, while also confirming the dates for its Los Angeles...

SUZY: THE AMERICANS INVADE LONDON AND SUZY HAS THE SCOOP.(The guests of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough's Blenheim Ball.)
July 2, 2004... Byline: Aileen Mehle London: Forget Sunday in the park with Georges. How about Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in Buckingham Palace, St. James' Palace, Clarence House, the Tower of London, Sir Elton...

A NEW MAKEUP FOR GIVENCHY IN THE U.S.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Julie Naughton NEW YORK -- Small may be beautiful, but Parfums Givenchy is hoping to make a big impression on the U.S. market with its newly revamped color cosmetics collection. Givenchy Le Makeup, a 209-stockkeeping-unit lineup...

BOBBI BROWN'S BABY SCENT IS BORN.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Kristin Finn NEW YORK -- Bobbi Brown is making room for baby in August. That's when the brand will debut its third fragrance, Baby -- which is inspired by the scent of the brand's baby body products collection, which...

ESTEE LAUDER GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE.(Advertisement)
July 2, 2004... Byline: Julie Naughton NEW YORK -- This fall, Estee Lauder will take its moisturizer category into the future by borrowing a bit from the past. Future Perfect Anti-Wrinkle Radiance Moisturizer, a new treatment product coming in...

SMITH RETURNS TO HIS ROCK 'N' ROLL ROOTS WITH LONDON.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Julie Naughton NEW YORK -- While many scents claim lofty, idealized notions as fragrance inspirations, designer Paul Smith had a more down-to-earth influence for his latest masterbrand: the electric vibe of London's music scene...

NACDS [National Association of Chain Drug Stores] : RESETS TO DRIVE GROWTH.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Faye Brookman, With contributions from Andrea Nagel SAN DIEGO -- Let the shelf shuffle begin. Not satisfied with the status quo, mass market retailers attending the National Association of Chain Drug Store's Marketplace...

AN INDUSTRY LACKING NEWNESS GETS A DOSE AT NACDS [National Association of Chain Drug Stores].
July 2, 2004... Byline: Faye Brookman, Andrea Nagel SAN DIEGO -- The migration of consumers from mass stores to specialty stores, as well as an overall softening of cosmetics sales across all channels, remained a theme at this year's National Association...

SESSIONS BROADEN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES' SCOPE.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Andrea Nagel, Faye Brookman SAN DIEGO -- In addition to retailer/manufacturer meetings, NACDS attendees and exhibitors had the opportunity to partake of several educational conferences scheduled before the trade show floor opened...

PIERRE DINAND BACK IN GAME.(Brand Design Masterworks.)(Interview)
July 2, 2004... Byline: Pete Born NEW YORK -- Pierre Dinand is back. The packaging designer, whose reputation loomed over the market in the late Seventies, through the Eighties and into the Nineties, has returned to work after a seven-year design...

LUMENE SHOWS SOME SKIN FOR FALL.(Brief Article)
July 2, 2004... Byline: Faye Brookman NEW YORK -- Finland has been a good discovery for CVS. CVS started selling Lumene, a well-known Finnish skin care and cosmetics line, in November in select stores. The brand has performed so well that all of...

TALKING THE ENQUIRER TAKE ON CELEBRITY.(Interview)
July 2, 2004... Byline: Jeff Bercovici NEW YORK -- Every magazine and newspaper ought to have a mission statement as clear as that of the National Enquirer. "The Enquirer exists because celebrities do stupid things they later regret," declares longtime...

MEMO PAD: MARY-KATE, POSTER CHILD...EAU DE CLOVE...EDITRIX, FOR A MONTH.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Jeff Bercovici, Sara James MARY-KATE, POSTER CHILD: The trouble with celebrity spokesmen is the ease with which they can come to stand for the exact opposite of the values they were hired to embody. Take Mary-Kate Olsen. Back in...

DIOR LANDS ON RUE ROYALE.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Miles Socha PARIS -- Blending 18th-century moldings with futuristic lacquer, and the diverse styles of John Galliano and Hedi Slimane, Dior's fifth freestanding store in the French capital bows today on Rue Royale -- just in...

FASHION SCOOPS: WHAT THE BECK...IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME...IT TAKES TWO.(Brief Article)
July 2, 2004... WHAT THE BECK: Once closely associated with electronic music, Hedi Slimane is definitely in a rock state of mind these days. To wit: Beck, whom Slimane photographed in his latest photo book, "Stage," was commissioned to compose original music...

EARLY COMPS SHOW LITTLE SURPRISE.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Jeanine Poggi NEW YORK -- Early same-store sales results from three retailers Thursday indicate a mixed bag is in store when firms release June comps next week. Christopher and Banks Corp. and The Dress Barn Inc. posted June...

VELVET GOLD MINE.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- The little black dress is always right. But why not amp it up? Velvet is making a plush comeback for holiday and it looks especially charming worked with romantic details. Here, Tocca's beaded, beribboned and tiered silk velvet...

GAULTIER'S GAME PLAN: MULTITASKING, NEW HQ AND `SEMI' COUTURE.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Miles Socha PARIS -- Jean Paul Gaultier loves couture any which way, whether it's "haute" or made of dough, as his quirky exhibition of baked fashion confections at the Cartier Foundation of contemporary art here attests. He...

INDUSTRY JOBS CONTINUE TO WANE.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Joanna Ramey WASHINGTON -- Employment at domestic apparel and textile factories in June showed further erosion, combining to lose a seasonally adjusted 5,800 workers, the Labor Department reported Friday. Textile mills shed...

COMING THIS WEEK.(Calendar)
July 6, 2004... MONDAY: Paris Haute Couture Collections continue (through Thursday). WEDNESDAY: Pitti Filati yarn fair, Florence (through Friday). Beijing International Jewelry Fair (through Saturday). THURSDAY: Most retailers report June...

IN BRIEF: JOBS QUELLED... VIOT JOINING LLADRO.(KarstadtQuelle to cut jobs)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2004... JOBS QUELLED: KarstadtQuelle, Europe's largest department store and mail-order group, announced plans over the weekend to cut 4,000 jobs in its German department store division over the next two years. As of May, the company has a new chief...

DEL LABORATORIES BOUGHT BY DLI HOLDING CORP.(Charles Worthington LLC sells hair care line to PZ Cussons)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Carrie Melago, With contributions from Faye Brookman, Andrea Nagel NEW YORK -- The $465 million acquisition of Del Laboratories Friday by DLI Holding Corp. is expected to kick the cosmetics company into a higher growth gear. ...

MEMO PAD: ABOUT TIMES... NEW YORKER IF BY LAND, ALLURE IF BY SEA... PRECIOUS CARGO.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Miles Socha, Sara James, Jeff Bercovici ABOUT TIMES: The Helmut Lang men's show in Paris on Sunday represented a homecoming of sorts for Cathy Horyn. Since October 2002, the designer has barred The New York Times critics from his...

HELMUT REMEMBERED.(Helmut Newton)(Obituary)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Robert Murphy PARIS -- "Helmut's world is my idea of heaven. And Helmut's world is where I would like to go when I die." With those words Tom Ford summed up his admiration for Helmut Newton as luminaries from the fashion and...

COLLECTORS' CALL.(Los Angeles County Museum of Art heads group for well-to-do young people to learn about art)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Elizabeth Khuri LOS ANGELES -- A lecture at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on the nuances of printmaking is not the first place you would expect to find a group of twentysomethings on an early Saturday morning. But...

UP-AND-COMERS READY FOR ACTION.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg NEW YORK -- The Old Guard dominates the ready-to-wear business but a crop of younger, lower-profile designers are making names for themselves. Bill Blass, Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la...

ANGLING FOR FALL FLOOR SPACE.(coat industry)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg NEW YORK -- Coat departments will be crowded this fall with designer labels and other brands that are going after the $2.1 billion U.S. coat market. Through a new licensing deal, Marvin Richards will...

PRICING POWER IN TEXTILES - FOR NOW.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Scott Malone NEW YORK -- For much of the past decade, textile firms and apparel importers could count on three certainties in life: death, taxes and deflation. But after years of facing constant pressure to lower their...

NEW SECURITY COULD SLOW U.S. IMPORTS.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Kristi Ellis WASHINGTON -- Vessels and seaports around the globe began a fresh chapter in the antiterrorism campaign Thursday, as new, comprehensive security rules came into force. The U.S. Coast Guard said it "detained,...

LACK OF CARRY FORWARD PRESSURES '04.(quota system in clothing industry)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Kristi Ellis WASHINGTON -- Importers have one last snag to work their way through -- having enough quota to finish the year -- in the final six months of the quota system. While next year they'll be able to buy unlimited...

QUOTA WATCH: VIETNAM.
July 6, 2004... Apparel shipments to the U.S. from Vietnam are growing rapidly -- they're up 44.5 percent through the year ended in April -- and importers are growing concerned about the rapid consumption of that country's quotas this year. The U.S....

TURNING TO VALUE-ADDED TECHNOLOGY TO DIFFERENTIATE.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Evan Clark NEW YORK -- In hopes of boosting demand for their products and commanding higher prices, fiber and fashion companies are dabbling in a myriad of space-age technologies that give apparel high tech characteristics. ...

TEXTILE SALES RIDE ECONOMIC WAVE.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Scott Malone NEW YORK -- Following a first half that in many cases was stronger than expected, textile vendors are predicting solid sales through the rest of the year, as long as the economy remains steady. Executives said...

CHINA'S CURRENCY CONUNDRUM.
July 6, 2004... GENEVA -- A major international banking organization last week cautioned that China should resist demands to allow its currency to float freely, warning such a move could have destabilizing consequences. The recommendations, which came in...

MODA IN GOES BACK TO NATURE FOR SPRING-SUMMER '05.
July 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- A love of nature dominates spring-summer 2005 trends for Moda In, according to a recent presentation by Angelo Uslenghi, the Italian fabric trade show's international trend forecaster. "When nature is well preserved, it can...

A NEW ELEGANCE FOR LINEN.
July 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Linen is experiencing a metamorphosis. "It's moving on from masculine dandy elegance in the shape of delightful white panamas to feminine romance," said Ornella Bignami, a Milan-based trend consultant who recently presented...

COTTON'S VIVID SPRING-SUMMER '05.
July 6, 2004... NEW YORK -- Consumers will be on the lookout for bright colors for the spring-summer 2005 retail season, according to a recent Cotton Incorporated trend forecast. "Consumers need to feel an attachment to what they buy," said Kathryn...

BELLWETHER CHANGES DRAG SHARES DOWN.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Dan Burrows NEW YORK -- The WWD Composite Stock Index fell for the third straight week, declining 1.3 percent to 1,069.47 from 1,083.22 a week ago, despite consumer confidence readings that hit a two-year high. The S&P 500...

A COLORFUL TREND AT AMERICASMART.(trade show )
July 6, 2004... Byline: Georgia Lee ATLANTA -- Encouraged by improved economic conditions, AmericasMart buyers stayed focused on color and novelty items that worked for spring, while buying fresh fall trends, such as ponchos and bright fur stoles. ...

MISSONI SIGNS EYEWEAR DEAL.(agreeement with Allison SpA)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Luisa Zargani MILAN -- Five months after signing a tableware license with Richard Ginori Group, Missoni has inked a five-year eyewear license with Allison SpA, owned by IT Holding. The women's and men's line will be launched...

FASHION SCOOPS: PUTTING THE O IN VALENTINO... DESIGNER BIRTHDAY... HURLEY-BURLY.(Oprah Winfrey at Valentino's show; Giorgio Armani turning 70; Elizabeth Hurley journalist)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2004... PUTTING THE O IN VALENTINO: A big media star is expected at Valentino's couture show in Paris tonight: Oprah Winfrey. She's bringing her camera crew along, too, to get footage for an upcoming segment this fall on the designer. Winfrey has...

DI CARLO STARTS WORK AT VERSACE.(Gabriella Di Carlo appointed)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Luisa Zargani MILAN -- Versace announced today the appointment of Gabriella Di Carlo as its new worldwide commercial director, confirming reports in these columns. The appointment is in line with Versace's new wholesale...

HARVEY NICHOLS HEADED TO DUBAI.
July 6, 2004... Byline: David Moin NEW YORK -- Harvey Nichols, the U.K. chain with global ambitions, plans to open a 130,000-square-foot department store in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The unit will be licensed to Obaid Al-Tayer, who owns and...

EUROPE WATCH: HOME IMPROVEMENT... BOOK BUY.(Chloe store gets makeover; Pinault-Printemps-Redoute acquires Jotex catalogue)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2004... Byline: Miles Socha, Robert Murphy HOME IMPROVEMENT: Chloe is about to give its Paris flagship a makeover. The unit on Faubourg Saint-Honore is slated for renovation over the summer to reflect a new design by Chloe's artistic director,...

POMP IT UP.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2004... PARIS -- Which fall couture collection combined inspirations from Madame Pompadour, Marilyn Monroe and storybook illustrators? The one John Galliano showed on Tuesday for Christian Dior, of course, which was also based on the house founder's...

VERSACE POSTS '03 LOSS AS YOUNG ALLEGRA BECK BEGINS LEARNING CURVE.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Luisa Zargani, With contributions by Alessandra Ilari MILAN -- Versace's shareholders' meeting here Monday to approve year-end results that included a net loss of $32.6 million marked two more pivotal moments in the history of the...

TEXTILES, LABOR GIVE NOD TO KERRY-EDWARDS TICKET.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Joanna Ramey WASHINGTON -- The beleaguered U.S. textile industry Tuesday got a boost to its argument over jobs when Sen. John Kerry selected as his running mate North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, seen as somewhat of a...

IN BRIEF: WELLMAN IN PRICE-FIXING PROBE... GREEN GETS A DEADLINE... DOWNSIZE ME.
July 7, 2004... WELLMAN IN PRICE-FIXING PROBE: Wellman Inc. said late Tuesday it had been informed by the Department of Justice that the firm is the target of a grand jury probe on price fixing on polyester staple fiber. The Shrewsbury, N.J.-based company in a...

SMITH RESIGNS AS FINANCO PRESIDENT.
July 7, 2004... Byline: David Moin NEW YORK -- William M. Smith, president of Financo who has been instrumental in broadening the firm's scope of services, has resigned to become a partner with venture capitalist Christopher Burch to make principal...

ANALYSTS: TIME IS NOW FOR BARNEYS.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Vicki M. Young NEW YORK -- Financial experts have a bit of advice for the owners of Barneys New York, who are looking to sell the high-end retailer: the sooner, the better. The right time to sell the company is now, they...

SUZY: ELTON JOHN'S FABULOUS BEJEWELED IMPERIAL CHINESE PARTY IN LONDON...SUZY HAS THE SCOOP.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Aileen Mehle If you died and went to Chinese food heaven, would you be lotus eater enough to call for roasted black cod with black bean dressing, shredded bok choy and crispy lotus root with a steamed spring onion bun and sesame...

FASHION SCOOPS: SCREEN SAVER... TOUCH AND GO... SHOE TIME.
July 7, 2004... SCREEN SAVER: It was celebrity gridlock at the Christian Dior show that kicked off couture week on Tuesday, with Oprah Winfrey, "Trojan" beauty Diane Kruger, artist Tracey Emin and Elizabeth Hurley among the assorted glitterati. "I wanted a...

WILD FANTASY AND RICH REALITY.
July 7, 2004... There are two sides to every story, including, as it turns out, the fashion tale of the fall couture. John Galliano sent up Ancien Regime excess with a theatrical Christian Dior collection that mixed Madame Pompadour and Miss Universe. Ralph...

LOUIS VUITTON'S GLAMOROUS GEMS.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Miles Socha PARIS -- Three years ago, Marc Jacobs decided a $20,000 charm bracelet -- with a tiny, diamond-studded airplane and nine other symbols of glamorous travel dangling from it -- would suit Louis Vuitton just fine....

W2W: WHAT TO WATCH.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Georgia Lee TERI JON'S BRAND-BUILDING BLITZ Riding a six-month stint of better than 30 percent sales growth and the best sell-throughs in company history, Teri Jon is still missing one thing: name recognition. But the...

W2W: WHAT TO WATCH.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Evan Clark, Eric Wilson WHEELING AND DEALING The sizzling acquisition scene has attracted not only experienced consolidators such as Jones Apparel Group, Kellwood and Liz Claiborne, but also the likes of Tommy Hilfiger Corp.,...

REPORT SEES WAL-MART'S URBAN 99 AS GROWTH VEHICLE.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Katherine Bowers BOSTON -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has the capability to build 850 smaller Urban 99 superstores in the next decade, giving the world's biggest retailer a new option as it faces challenges to its expansion in urban...